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IT industry news: Impact of real-time search 'not clear for marketers'
Real-time search is still an unclear area for marketers, according to Jake Hird, senior research analyst at Econsultancy."[Real-time search] is something that will develop over this year and it will...

IT industry news: Strong evidence of illegal filesharing 'is needed'
Sound evidence of online copyright infringement is needed before allegations are made against internet users, according to Dr Damian Tambini, member of the Communications Consumer Panel and senior lecturer...

IT industry news: Reducing BT's dominance 'would drive the price of broadband up'
Breaking up the power of BT would only result in an increase in broadband prices, according to Andrew Ferguson, editor of thinkbroadband.com."Some call for a further break up of BT, but this is likely...

IT industry news: Not being online 'is a missed chance'
"At work, around 90 per cent of all new jobs now require internet skills, with a significant proportion now advertised and applied for only over the internet," the expert said. She went...

IT industry news: Social media privacy settings 'allow users to opt in'
The privacy settings of social media sites like Twitter and Facebook are encouraging users to "opt in," according to Justin Cooke, chair of the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA).Social...

IT industry news: Macs 'are facing increased security threats'
Apple's Mac computers have been facing an increase in security threats in the last 12 to 18 months, according to Rik Ferguson, solutions architect for Trend Micro.He went on to describe the steps Mac...

IT industry news: Modular data centres 'give flexibility to cloud infrastructures'
The implementation of modular data centres gives flexibility and sustainability to cloud infrastructures like the new Merlin Tier 3 facility, according to Paul Anderson, programme director for infrastructure...

IT industry news: 'Sea of change in IT industry'
The IT industry has experienced a "sea of change" in attitudes people have towards it, according to Gerry McLaughlin, of ITContractor.com. ?"In previous downturns IT was seen as a cost and,...

IT industry news: Kindle 'to face competition from the iPad'
According to Richard Sharp, founder of Gadgets and Gizmos, Amazon's new faster, smaller and cheaper Kindle will face stiff competition from Apple's multifunctional iPad."The ereader still...

IT training: Lack of IT literacy 'is good news for those who have the skills'
A lack of people undertaking IT training is good news for those who do have the knowledge, according to Gerry McLaughlin of ITContractor.com.The take-up of degrees in the subject has been weak recently,...